Chapter 7:

"Harris! Will ye please tell me wots goin on!"

The prince didn't answer his father.. They hurriedly went to the queen's place and when they were already in front of the door, Harris glanced at his father and motioned his arm to the door. King Fergus just swallowed nervously and stared at the door for a while. He didn't know why his son was acting a bit strange but he feels something terrible bad.

"Har—"

"Go first dad."

Fergus walked closer to reach the doorknob and before trying to enter into the room, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath and went inside and there he saw his beloved wife sitting together with his two sons. Fergus glared at Harris and his son entered the room patted his father's shoulder and grinned at him. Queen Elinor smiled and opened his arms widely.

"Where's my hug darling?"

The king was still in a state of shocked that his eyes and mouth were just widely open. The queen was just staring at his husband and blinked in confusion while the triplets was standing near the window.

"Fergus?"

"Eli-Elinor!"

King Fergus exclaimed, stumbled forward and embraced his beloved wife tightly. He was happily laughing with tears rolling down from his face while his wife chuckled and caresses his husband back. They stayed for that moment for a couple of minutes then the king releases his wife.

"Bu—tt? How?! How did this happen?!"

"I dunno Fergus. All I know was that I'm too weak tae move and say something. I really thought that it's the end of my life but miracle happened Fergus. This is a miracle." The queen smiled and wiped her husband's tears from his eyes.

"Oh thank God yer with us again! I miss ye sae mush m'love." The king laid a kiss on his wife's rosy cheeks and lips. The triplets were so happy to see that everything was now a little bit settled in their kingdom.

"Oh mum! We missed ye sae much! If only big—" Harris was elbowed by Hubert and Hamish took a sighed and glared at his brother secretly while the queen was looking at them suspiciously. Then she already asked the question they don't want to hear from her.

"I'm glad that I'm already fine now but where is Merida? Fergus? Where is our daughter? She's still in the Forest isn't she? It's already evening?!" The queen was looking each one of them trying to find some answer to her question but no one tried to open their mouth and say something. The triplets even the king can't have an eye to eye contact to her. She touches his husband's chin and raised it gently.

"Fergus? Wot's wrong? Is there anything I should be worried about?"

The king just stared at her wife sadly and bit his lip then out of emotional breakdown, he suddenly pulled his wife towards him. His arms were wrapped tightly around the queen's body.

"Elinor! I'm so sorry m'love.! I was so- our merida, I didn't notices that she.— I'm sorry I lose her!" Elinor's eye was widened and released his husband. She blinked in confusion trying to understand what his husband was trying to say to him. She asked him again with worried look on her face.

"Wo—t wot dae ye mean ye lose her?Fergus?" She gasped and tears were starting to form around the corner of her eyes.

"Elinor let's just talk about it tomorrow. Have some rest for no—"

"No Fergus! This is about Merida!" The queen glared at his husband and Fergus just stared at her with sadness on his face. He tried to say something but words just can't come out from him. He glanced the triplets and simply made a nod to them telling that they should be the one to explain to their mother what happened since he doesn't know where to begin. Harris and Hubert elbowed Hamish and murmured to him that he should be the one to start the conversation.

"C'mmon Hamish explain it tae mum."

"Why me?"

"Because ye can explained it tae mum better than us. Just dae it brother." The two princes keeps on elbowing their brother and finally he already agreed.

"Fine! Fine just stopped doing that tae me." Hamish took a step forward closer to her mum, and before starting to explain everything he took a deep breath.

"Hamish wot happened tae yer sister?" The queen was staring at him worriedly.

"Don't ye want tae have a wee bit rest mum?"

"I will take a rest if ye tell me wot is going on here. Yer all acting weird when I asked about yer sister. Please tell me wot's going on."

"okay Mum. I'll tell ye wot happened. bi- big sister left the castle."

"Wo-ot?! Where did she gae?!"

Elinor gasped, looking at his son sadly.

"We dunno nae mum. Dad already made a search party for her but they still haven't found her. Before she left, she told me that she was going tae find some cure for ye. Mum! I treid tae stopped her but she was sae determined, tha—t that she actually didn't listened tae me.! I saw it in her eyes mum, I saw how lonely and desperate she was tae save ye. I'm sorry mum. " Hamish lowered his voice and started to sobbed. His two brothers caress his back to ease the pain their brother felt. The queen's eyes filled with tears and her face was flashed with loneliness and grief. Silence, sorrow and dismay filled the room. No one ever dared tae say something until Elinor asked to leave her alone.

"Fergus, boys please give me a minute for a while."

"but el—"

Fergus was interrupted when the queen held his massive hands and gave him a weak smile.

'Don't worry about me dear. I told ye I'm fine. I just want tae be alone for a while."

King Fergus nodded and went outside. The triplets planted a kiss on their mother's forehead and followed their father.

The queen was just sitting and staring at her window blankly. Couple of minutes passed, she stood up and went on her daughter's bedroom. She went inside and the room was clean, empty and quiet. She feels like any moment now she would see her daughter lying on her bed and say: "Mum?" but she knows it's not possible, but a part of her was still expecting for that moment to happen. She made a sad sighed and walked towards Merida's closet and opened it. She gets one dress of her daughter and tucked it on her face to smell the sweet scent of her beloved princess. She was about to sit on Merida's bed when she noticed the tapestry they made together. Queen Elinor looked at it and smiled teary. She walked towards it and runs her fingers along the fabric. Memories haunted her back while she was staring the tapestry.

"Mum! Were done! It's so beautiful! Can we hang it on my wall now?!" Merida threw her arms around her mother's neck and the queen smiled and nodded. The princess giggled and grabbed her mother's arm and hurriedly went to her room.. After several minutes the tapestry was now hanged on her wall. It has a brown, very detailed Celtic border, and at the center of it was a big mama bear holding the red headed princes hand.

"And that's it! It's done! Mum! It's so beautiful!"

Merida was standing with arms on her waist and the queen was beside her.

"Aye it is Darling. I'm happy that ye already made yer first tapestry."

"Well I can't dae it without ye mum!"

They looked at the beauty of the tapestry they woven together for several minutes. The princess embraced her mother and tucked her face on the queen's chest.

"Mum I love ye so much. Don't leave me alright? Promise me.." The princess raises her head having an eye to aye contact with her mother and Elinor gave her daughter a motherly kiss on her forehead and smiled.

"I love ye too Merida. I' won't leave ye darling. I'll always be right here."

The queen opened her eyes and fell on her knees. She tucked her daughter's dress in her chest and tears rolled down from her warm milky skin of her cheeks. Her heart pains for remembering the bloody memories she has with her precious daughter. Why fate is sae cruel tae us? Am I being punished? But Why? Have I done something wrong? Have I completely lost my precious girl? Many questions ran to the queen's mind. Questions that were hard to find an answers.

"Oh Merida, darling. Where are ye? I miss ye so much. Please come back home please. Come back tae us."

Elinor raises her head, gazing sadly at the tapestry and more tears streamed from her cheeks.

"Come back tae me Merida."

And chapter 7 done!hihi..=))) sorry for the late upload, kinda busy in school because of exams and I really hate it grrrrr! anyway, I'm still working on the next chapter and about Merida, stay tuned!hihi..=))) Thank you for all the reviews! really really glad that you like my story! =)))) Hugs to all! And still reviews are welcome!=)))))